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Gamera · 10-18-2006, 12:33 PM

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Originally Posted by ksskidude

If God answers the prayers of all who ask, according to John, then why doesn't God answer the prayers of amputees?

(15:7, 16) "Ye shall ask what ye will, and it shall be done unto you."

The rhetorical trope of exaggeration, used often in the NT, by Jesus especially.

The meaning: It's important to pray.

lpetrich · 10-18-2006, 04:55 PM

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Originally Posted by Gamera

The rhetorical trope of exaggeration, used often in the NT, by Jesus especially.

Where did Jesus Christ state that he was exaggerating for effect?

And how does one distinguish the exaggerated parts from the non-exaggerated parts? It has to be some rule other than "if I like it, it's non-exaggerated, while if I don't like it, it's exaggerated."

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